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four days, two weekends

Four days in total, a weekend each in October and November, I got to work with a wonderful group & crew on a TV commercial. I got involved in this project by receiving an invitation late September by Shin Sugino, who is photographer and commercial director of Studio Sugino. He has read an interview I had with Nikka Times last season, and asked if I can be a choreographer for this commercial shoot. It was totally a great surprise but I felt totally incapable, that I first couldn’t take the offer. So deep thank you to Shin, he replied saying he still wanted me to take the job and that he can give better picture of the project by meeting in person. So I visited his studio, somehow got convinced about the whole thing and decided to take the job after all. Despite many of my worries, it turned out to be really nice experience; people at the studio treated us really well, my responsibility wasn’t as overwhelming as I thought it would be, and just being around this big space with fancy tools were like being in an amusement park. For the first time, I had to gather a group of dancers, and I feel so humbled by nine dancers who took part in this project. Their supportive presence definitely kept my nerves clam in this foreign environment. The whole process of creating was very different from what I’m used to, but being part of it made me realize how I really enjoy being around creative acts, as well as being around wonderful group of people. The commercial is planed to be aired in the new year, and I’m looking forward to see how the final product turns into.